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B. B. BEUS.

RAIL ANTICREEPER.

APPLICATION .VILED iAM. 5, i916.

Pa'tente Aug. 232, 1916.

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B. B. BETTS.

RAIL ANlCREEPER.

APPLICATION man 1AN.5,1916.

Lwj Pafememug. 22, 1916.

BENJAMIN is. entre, or sa'. noms, iiiissonni.

RAIL-ANTICREEPER.) mm

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To all whom t may concern.' i

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN B. BnTTs, a. citizen of the United States, and resident of St. Louis, Missouri, have invented cer-4v tain new and useful Improvements in Rail- Anvticreepers, of which the following is a specification containing a full,` clear, and eX- nally in the direction of travel of rolling stock.

The object of my improvements is to c0nstruct a simple inexpensive and efficient device for the 'prevention of rail creeping which may be easily and quickly applied, and which positively clamps the rail base to secure it against movements relative to the ties.

W'itli the above obj ect in view my/invention consists in -the construction -and ar7 rangement oi' parts hereinafter fully, clearly and concisely described, pointed out in my claims7 and illustrated by the accompanying drawings, iii which-- Figure l shows a fragment of a rail and fragment oi a tie with a device embodying my invention applied as in use; Fig. 2 is a fragiiiental elevation of a rail and a fragment of a tie and my device shown in sec tion, the ligure being taken on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1; l*1 3 shows in transverse section a rail having' the device of my invention applied thereto, the ligure being taken on Athe line 3-`3 oli' Fig. 1; Fig. 4l is a plan of the dcvice showing one jaw partly in section; Fig. Si a plan of the wedge, and Fig,(` is a sectional view on a reduced scale vifllustrating y new the anti-Creeper may be tilted into p osition over the base ilange of the rail.

Referring by numerals to the accompanying drawings, '7 designates the base or body portion of the device, which is of substantially rectangular oblong shape and whose upper face 8 is plane and of/a length greater Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 5, 1916. Serial No. 70,534..

.of the jaw -arcuated margin 1G of Patented Aug. 22, 1916.

than thewidth of the base or a rail. At the one end of this base or body portion there is formed an integral jaw 9 which stands over and is vertically spaced from the plane face of the base or body portion and eytending laterally from the jaw 9 is a tie engaging bracket 10. At the other end of the base or body portion there is formed a Jaw 11 which like the jaw 10 extends over and is vertically spaced from the plane faces offthe body 7, its vertical spacing from said body being greater than the vertical s acingr 9 from said body the terminal face 12 of the jaw 11 as shown in the drawings being substantially parallel with the plane face 8 of the body while the terminal face 13 of the jaw 9 inclines relatively to the plane face 8 of the body.

,The bight 14 of the jaw 11 between the plane face S and the terminal face 1:2 is arcuate in cross section and as shown" in Fig. 4 this bight or' the jaw 11 is inclined relative to the minor axis of the body 7.

15 designates the body of a wedge which is adapted to be forced into thespace between the jaw 11 and the face of a rail and whose body 15 is transversely tapered to conform with the tapering base'of a rail, and the terminal face 12 of the jaw'll, and as clearly shown in Fig. 5 this wedge is provided ivith a margin 1o arcuate in cross section to conform with the bight of the jaw `1l and which margin is inclined relative to the major axis or" the wedge to conform with the incline of theA bigbt 14. Between the l the wedge and the body thereof,' there' are iforined the channels 17 extending lengthwise of the Wedge and intersecting these. channels there is formed an opening.:` 1S wliereby'to provide for the securing" olythe wedge in place. At the one end oi the wedge there is' an lintegral stop 19 whose function is to engage the jaw and limit the movement of the wedge in one directiono For preventing the movement of the/wedge in the other direction, I employ a. lock 20 preferably constructed of wire hav,- ing its one end inserted inthe opening 18, its body occupyingthe up ermost channel 17 and its free Aend enten ing beyond the body of the wedge whereby it may be upset or bent against the jaw 11.

' By preference the portionfof the plane face 8 of the body lying adjacent the jaw 11 is of greater width than the remainingpon tion oi? the plane facev of the body in order V greater vertical spacing from the b to increase the area, lying beneath that portion of .the rail 'base` iangel acted upon by the wedgeand-for the same reason the )aw 11 an lthe wedge 15 are of a width greater than the `widthfof the jaw 9.

By preference the device is provided with strengthening ribs 21 extending around both Jaws and.,.nderne'ath the entire body at I 4 side margin thereof, and by preference-I provide strengthening ribs 22' and'23 between the jaw 9 and the bracket 10 and the downturned portion of the' bracket 10 and its body respectively.

By reason of the length of the plane face 8'of the body of the device being great/lr :than the width of the base lange of the ra vthe device may be used on various sizes oi rails and by reason of the Ijaw 11 ha ing y 8 than the verticalspacin'g of the jaw 9 from sition over the rail as shown in Figaf and 'then moved to a position with the jaw 9 engagingsnugly the-base ange ,of the rail and the jaw 11 wholly out of,` contact with the base Iiange of the rail.

AAfter the anti-Creeper has been positioned l as Just described the wedge 15 is placed rail base flange, its motion in this direction beinglimited by the stop 19. 40

with one end entering beneath the jaw 11 and thenmoved lengthwise" of the rail in which movement it acts by reason 'of its inclined margin 16, to move the entire device laterally so thatthe back wall of the jaw 9, engagesthe base liange of the rail and at the same time crowds the wedge between the terminal face 12 of the jaw andthe upwardly and inwardly inclined face of the When fully seated as'just described the wedge is locked against retrograde movement by'nupsetting the end Vof the lock as clearly shown in- Fig. 2.

It will thus be seen that the device being thus securely locked to' the base of the rail with its bracket 10 in engagement with a tie, that creeping of the rail, incident to the' movement of rolling stock thereover, is wholly 'obviated By reason of the arcuated inner face of` the jaw 11 and the corresponding arcuated margin 16 of the wedge the device will opf erate with equal eiiiciency on rails of different dimensions by theemployment of different rsizes of wedges, the arcuated faces permitting-a slight rocking action of the wedge during insertion as well as oiiering a' relatively small area of contact between the wedge and the jaw when seated.

Assuming the wedge to be in position as shown,A and described, and exerting great compression upon the rail base flange, and with the entire anti-Creeper at approximately right langiexs to the rail, it is obvious that by reason of the inclined surface of the ,over the inclined face o fail base aange, nitendeaes f ne fan to move or creep as by the action or rolling stock thereover'will, by "reason of the anti,-l

creeper engaging with a tie or other tionary object ein the road bed, be wholly. obviated for the reason that such Va tendency to the creeping of the rail is directed toward a moving of the `anti-creeper out of its right angularvrelationship with thevrail and the action between the jaw, wedge, body'of the A anti-Creeper, and the rail base ange.

Having thus described my invention,

what I claim as new therein and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States' therefor is;

1. A rail anti-Creeper comprising a body portion,an integral jaw at each end of the body portion, one of which jaws is .designed to snugly fit one rail base flange, and the other jaw enlarged to be wholly out of con-4 tact with the opposite rail base flange, its free end overlapping the said rail base flange, a, wedge for positioning between theV free end .of said last mentioned jaw and the -inc1ined upper face of therail base iiange,

its margin engageable in the bight of said jaw, and its body wholly out of engagement with the remainder of the bight of said jaw toward a climbing of and body of the anti-Creeper, and means-` carried by said anti-creeper for engagement with a ixed object on the road bed whereby .any.alteration in the angular relationship between said anti-Creeper and the rail will tend to cause said wedge to'ride upwardly over the inclined face of the rail base flange and thus produce a greater compression or clamping action to .prevent vthe rail from creeping.

2. A rail anti-Creeper lcomprising a body portion, anintegral jaw at each end of the other jaw enlarged to be wholly out of contact with the opposite rail base flange, its

free end overlapping the said frail base L inclined upper face of the rail base'ilange, y

its mar 'n engageable in the bight of said jaw, 'an its body whollyl out of engagement with the remainder of t e bight of said jaw and body of the anti-creeper, means carried Vby said anti-creeper for engagement with a xed object on the. road'bed whereby any alteration in the angular relationship between .said anti-creeper and the rail will tend to cause said wedge to ride upwardly the rail base flange and thusl produce a greater compression or elampimg tion to prevent tbe rail from 11o body portion, one of which jaws is designed to snugly t one rail base flange, and the weeping, and means for preventing a relative movement between said 'Wedge and the body of the antirree'per.

A device of the class described compris ing a body portion, a tieengaging element carried by said body, a jaw at one end of said body arranged to snugly lit the :li-ange of a rail base a seeond jaw at the other en'd of said body arranged in opposition' to said first mentioned jaw, said second jaw being larger than the lrst mentioned jaw to be Wholly ont of engagement with a rail base flange and its bight non-parallel With the higl'it of the first mentioned jaw, and a wedge arranged to be rested upon a rail base Flange and engage said second jaw only at its bight, and its uppermost portion whereby when in position on a rail, the jaw and said Wedge will clamp the rail by a vertical compression between the body portion and the upperniost portion of said jaw.

d. A rail anti-Creeper comprising opposing jaws one of which is arranged to snugly fit 'the base flange 0i' a rail, the other of 'which is arranged to loosely fit the opposite base flange of a. rail, 'the bights of said jaws being relatively non-parallel, an element tapering both transversely and longitudinally, arranged to be inserted between said last mentioned jaw and the base iange of a rail whereby when said element is positioned the rail will be forced laterally to canse the opposite jaw to snugly fit the rail baseand the jaw co-aeting with the Wedge exert a clamping pressure upon the rail base.

A device of the class described, comprising opposite jaws and a tie engaging element, the one jaw adapted to snugly fit one base 'iang'e of a rail, the other jaw adapted to loosely iit the opposite base flange of a rail7 the inner face ofA the last mentioned jaw being transversely arouated and out of paraliel with lthe minor axis of the device, and a Wedging element Whose one margin is arcuated to conform with the inner margin of said last mentioned jaw.

6. iin a rail anti-ereeper3 'the combina-tien with a rail having tapering rail base images.| of an anti.-creeper, comprising connected. jaws for embracing the rail base flange, element for engagement with a tired object on a road bed, a wedge between the upper portion of one of said jaws and resting wholly on the upper face of the tapered rail base fiange whereby when upon a creeping of the rail the anti-Creeper in its entirety Will be moved to change its angular rela-- tionship with the rail, andthe gripping or clamping action increased by reason of the Wedge climbing the tapered rail base Hanne and means forloolring the Wedge again movement relative to the body or the anti Creeper.

7. A device of the class described comn prising a body portion arranged to underlie the base of a rail, means arising from said body for engagement with the edge of the rail base flange and means connected with said body portion for engagement with a fixed object in a road bed, a carried by said body at end opposite the said eiement for engagement with a fixed object in the road bed, a Wedge engaging the bight of said jaw, the underneath face of said jaw and the upper inclined lfacerof the rail. base flange, said Wedge and said jaw having no bearing on the edge of the rail base flange whereby when the wedge is seated and the device as a Whole is shifted from its angular position relative to the rail as by creeping created by roliing stock, said wedge will be vforced upwardly over the inclined face of the rail and thus create added compression between the Wedge and the jaw to more firmly grip the rail.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in presence of subscribing Witnesses.

Witnesses:

R. Gf. Oromoa A. C. lrnnn'rz. 

